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NASA performs first taxi tests of experimental X-59 supersonic demonstrator 

Aerotime

On June 6, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order that would remove the blanket ban on overland civilian supersonic flights, moving to a system based on specific noise thresholds instead. Projects like the X-59 aim to collect the sorts of data that would facilitate the determination of these noise thresholds.

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Aviation Business News’ inaugural Best Places To Work In Aviation winners announced

Aviation Bussiness News

Only companies that scored above a threshold have been officially named Best Places To Work In Aviation. The winners were announced on October 8, the first day of the 2024 World Aviation Festival in Amsterdam, where ABN will host a celebratory event to mark their achievements. “So,

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A Bristol Bulldog Biplane Fighter is Once Again in the Sky

Vintage Aviation News

And then when you get down near the threshold, you just hold it off and gently let the wheels down. His Bristol Bulldog is an outstanding example of the craftsperson’s ability to recreate aviation technology and the building techniques from the late 1920s. In this fighter, you don’t make square turns, so to speak.